{"id":23980,"date":"2026-01-27T20:02:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=23980"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:02:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:02:43","slug":"shipyard-rfp-out-for-tustumena-replacement-ferry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/?p=23980","title":{"rendered":"Shipyard RFP out for Tustumena replacement ferry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    Shipyard RFP out for Tustumena replacement ferry<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    <!-- no image --><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Alaska Department of Transportation &amp; Public Facilities (Alaska DOT&amp;PF) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of a replacement vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry M\/V <em>Tustumena.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignleft is-type-wp-embed is-provider-marine-log wp-block-embed-marine-log\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OSTaUzOBzf\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/alaska-wins-big-in-fta-ferry-funding-awards\/\">Alaska wins big in FTA ferry funding awards<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"\u201cAlaska wins big in FTA ferry funding awards\u201d \u2014 Marine Log\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/alaska-wins-big-in-fta-ferry-funding-awards\/embed\/#?secret=tRL4BwUpuE#?secret=OSTaUzOBzf\" data-secret=\"OSTaUzOBzf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/glosten.com\/project\/mv-tustumena-replacement-design\/\">Glosten<\/a>, the <em>Tustumena <\/em>Vessel Replacemen<em>t <\/em>(TRV) is a next generation, ocean class passenger and vehicle ferry featuring diesel electric propulsion, fuel efficient engines, and a hydrodynamically optimized hull. This project represents a major investment in Alaska Marine Highway System\u2019s infrastructure, supporting safe, reliable service for coastal communities and advancing the next generation of ferry design and construction.<\/p>\n<p>Qualified shipyards and industry partners are invited to review the RFP and take part in this critical program.<\/p>\n<p>According to the RFP, \u201cthe project consists of replacing the M\/V <em>Tustumena<\/em> with a vessel that provides greater capacity, modernized safety features, increased seaworthiness, and enhanced passenger comfort.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The project completion date is January 31, 2029.<\/p>\n<p>Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time, May 28, 2026, in the Office of the Contracts Engineer, Engineering Services Building, Room 3, 2301 Peger Road, Fairbanks, Alaska.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download the RFP <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/49WEiWD\">HERE<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/rfp-out-for-tustumena-replacement-ferry-builder\/\">Shipyard RFP out for Tustumena replacement ferry<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/\">Marine Log<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><br \/>\n    Nick Blenkey<br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n<BR><\/BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinelog.com\/passenger\/ferries\/rfp-out-for-tustumena-replacement-ferry-builder\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=rfp-out-for-tustumena-replacement-ferry-builder\">Go to marinelog<\/a><br \/>\n \t<BR><br \/>\n <BR><\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shipyard RFP out for Tustumena replacement ferry The Alaska Department of Transportation &amp; Public Facilities (Alaska DOT&amp;PF) has released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the construction of a replacement vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry M\/V Tustumena. Alaska wins big in FTA ferry funding awards Designed by Glosten, the Tustumena Vessel Replacement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7860,279,1883,192,199,7861,7862],"tags":[193],"class_list":["post-23980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alaska-narine-highway","category-ferries","category-glosten","category-marinelog","category-news","category-rfp","category-tustumena-replacement-vessel","tag-marinelog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23980"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=23980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23980\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=23980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=23980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=23980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}